Population figures and policy clash over imperial strength
The piece argues census estimates and population size should not define national superiority. It critiques Truman's call for military aid to Europe under the Atlantic Treaty, favors a unified European plan, and stresses spiritual leadership over sheer numbers. It reflects on historical leaders and asks whether the nation has produced leaders to match past giants.
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Benton
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Wendell Phillips
Edward Everett
Lincoln
Longfellow
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Lowell
Emerson
Holmes
Hawthorne
Beecher
Channing
Phillips Brooks
Bancroft and Motley
Parkman
Washington
Jefferson
Franklin Roosevelt
Mead Bows Out of Senate Candidate Consideration in New York
The piece argues Mead will not seek the Senate nomination in fall 1948, favoring New York City candidates for the Democrats. It notes Dulles as the best New Yorker for the job, questions Mead’s weakness in 1946, and urges selecting capable, representative nominees over political availability.
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Senate
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New York
Troy
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Hamilton Fish
Roscoe Conkling
William M. Eva
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Spain
Hitler
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Suez Canal
Stalin
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London
France
Franco
Mussolini
Germany
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Britain
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Morcen- Johan
Ickes
Wallace
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Suddegix
Murprse
FDR
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Tokyo
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Peas
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Waomang Te
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Jsuier Murphy
Jdushee Winrth
Duvtires Rees
Jackeen
Jaseen Frankfutier
Borteh Oie
Mr. Truman
Political Stalemate Delays Pensions as Congress Aligns
The national welfare debate stalls as House members hesitate to act for party and personal gain. Backlog grows and many measures may fail, while behind the scene, factions push for their views and the AVL presses to enroll its supporters. Observers await results of both efforts.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Ling
House Debates Poll Tax Bill Across Timeworn Ground
The House paddles over the anti poll tax measure amid repeated battles with the Senate. Critics call it a time consuming gesture as seven states retain the levy, with South Carolina Texas Virginia and Tennessee moving to drop or revise it.
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Virginia
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Mzther
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Traian
Wang
Inet Eloe
AFL Targets 1950 Elections With Labor Pressure
The AFL intensifies efforts ahead of 1950 voting, urging members to back pro labor allies. Organizing drives push for support of sympathetic senators and opposition to Taft Hartley opponents, including pledges and fundraising to sway key Democrats.
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Olp
Herome
Nhisham Tonenia
Heroid
Ettam Lecie
Debating Farm Price Supports and Aiken Substitution Plan
The editorial criticizes extending wartime price supports through 1950 arguing it wastes taxpayer money and skews production incentives. It supports the Aiken substitute start date and rejects a Brannan plan compromise as economically foolish amid rising surpluses and weak foreign demand.
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Amazon
Department of Agriculture
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Incinerator wage and public welfare queries answered
The Record prints reader questions on pay at the incinerator and union membership for Municipal Employees. Answers note the crane operator earns 2700 dollars annually and belongs to the Municipal Employees Union.
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Public Works
Municipal Employees Union
APL
National Whirligig By Roy Tucker
Washington debate reveals long standing anti Franco bias in the State Department faction favoring Spain as a potential Western ally against Russia. Herbert Feis’s four volume The Spanish Story is cited as evidence guiding policy favoring Franco era diplomacy. Dog lover ends column with a personal note.
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Herbert Feis
State Departments
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Rewteven
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Feros
Thievas Finletter
Hareld J. Isker
Hroty A Wallace
Henry Morgentha
Roosevelt
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Tae
Smear Campaign Ties B 36 Controversy to Defense Chiefs
The column traces congressional attacks on Defense Secretary Johnson and Air Secretary Symington to anonymous smears originated by Glenn L. Martin Co. and circulated by naval officers. It cites alleged memos and photostated articles blaming officials for B-36 orders and aircraft deals while noting Martin’s financial losses and leadership changes.
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Lewis Johnson
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Stuart Symington
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Georgia
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Aviation Week
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Glenn L. Martin Co
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Poole
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City of Aircraft Corporation
Theron
Herror
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Four—Coast Them
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A. W. Radford
Charee
Atr
Hawaii
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Edward Ewen
BSA
Guam
Harold Meeker
Con Breesman
Ohio
Secretary's Handbook Q and A Highlights From Q and A
A historical Q and A discusses punctuation rules for ante meridiem and post meridiem abbreviations using am and pm in lower case with no space. It also covers correct quotation punctuation for nested quotes and clarifies standard English usage for phrases like every now and then and every once in a while.
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U.S
Government Printing Office
Kansas City
Kans
Kansas Cities
Kansas
Kansan
Stassen Criticizes Truman for Excessive Power
Republican Harold Stassen, candidate for president, denounces President Truman as seeking too much power. Stassen, former Minnesota governor and University of Pennsylvania president, argues Truman’s program centralizes control, complicating GOP cooperation in foreign and domestic policy.
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Toman
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